Getting my first job in tech.

Tag: mock-up

So, so close to being done with the first part of Skillcrush’s phase two. Phase two is where you choose a developer or design track. There’s required courses for both tracks, and after you’ve done them, you have a counseling session, and then can continue on with some specialization courses. Since I want to learn ALL THE THINGS, I have signed up for some specialization courses (WordPress, Ruby, Ruby on Rails, etc.)

To get to my career counseling session, I needed to get done a “client project,” which for me turned into re-vamping a friend’s website, using stuff I’ve learned in Bootstrap. Took longer than I thought (why am I surprised by this?!) but I am thisclose to getting it up on a hosted Github page.

I also made a mock-up of the site using a template from one of the many mock-ups found online. Have wanted to fiddle with one of these for some time, so nice to actually get a chance to do it:

FANCY

Once it’s up, I can have my counseling session – talk one on one with a Skillcrush instructor – and move on the 2nd part of phase two, the specialization courses.

(And shout-out to Ann, one of the Skillcrush teachers who answers questions on the Git/Github Slack channel, for helping to me to figure out git weirdness – apparently I’d managed to put git on my main users file. How I managed to do that, not quite sure ….)

Also shared a bit in the Fears Slack channel about how I am sometimes overwhelmed by thought of – will I ever feel ready/confident to job hunt? Assuming I actually look, will anyone actually hire me? How can I learn ALL THE THINGS first?

This is by no means a new fear never expressed before; imposter syndrome comes up not infrequently in the channels in Skillcrush. Still pretty paralyzing while you’re in it, though. And really, all I can do is keep on keeping on. Here I go!